Section E: Chapter 35: The Gate of Defense (Odyss)

"Defend the spearmen with all your might!" Commanding loudly and angrily, Odys's voice was a little hoarse: "Hold the line!

The battle at the main gate was raging, and the enemy's shield and axe men frantically raided, trying to break through the tightly maintained spear formation of the Ice Sons. Once the defensive line is successfully torn apart, the enemy forces will swarm in and win in one fell swoop. The most important thing at the moment was undoubtedly to hold the pass under the iron gate - the terrain here was so narrow that only about four enemy troops could rush up at a time without putting too much pressure on the defenders. As long as the shield man's stamina can hold up, the spearmen behind him can unleash a steady stream of spurs, killing every enemy soldier.

The corpses of the Children of Frost piled up more and more, and after a few minutes, they even had to be dragged back by the enemy to make room to continue the charge. Without missing this moment of attack, Odysse immediately shouted in a hoarse voice: "All the soldiers in the front row immediately crouch down!

The moment the order was given, the highly executed soldiers squatted in unison. The archers in the back row immediately unleashed the strings that had already been set up and unleashed a dense round of flat fire. Many of the enemies and dragging corpses did not have time to take cover with their shields, and collapsed to the ground in a wail of pain. This move enlivened the enemy army, and under a sharp and short trumpet, the enemy launched an even more frantic attack, but one by one they died under the spear.

This tactic looks perfect at first glance, but in fact it is too flawed...... Frowning, Odys ordered the rotation of spearmen to maintain average physical strength. The emptiness of the defensive line almost knocked the two large shield soldiers to the ground. The drawbacks of the tactics were immediately apparent: if the shield men were too physically exhausted to resist the enemy, the formation would be broken in an instant.

The Frost Child's rounds of intense attacks and the narrow space at the front were destined to make it impossible to replace the shield soldiers to maintain the defense, and a flaw in that moment would bury the entire situation. It can be said that the vitality of this formation is constantly passing, and now it is declining.

The only way to delay this moment is to constantly change the stamina spearmen to the front - they can kill the enemy quickly and effectively, and will not let the enemy attack the shield of the Great Shieldman. Once the attack is less, the shield soldier can spend more time on raising the shield for a while longer if it should have been subjected to the shock of the shield.

The details of the battle may seem unimportant, but they are the key to delaying the offensive and the battle situation. The difference between an experienced commander and a newcomer is often in this attention to detail. And often such details are the weapon to win.

In the ever-changing battlefield, every order given by the commander is related to the survival of the soldiers. How to effectively boost morale, when to step up and take the lead, and how to make soldiers carry out orders quickly and efficiently without questioning -- these are all things that Odys has learned from decades on the battlefield. The Legion's anger grew even more intense when he thought of the soldiers who had died on the walls: his resentful soul desperately wanted to put all these sacrifices on someone's account: the bastard old man who had directly caused the war.

Ignoring the pain in his throat from the shouting of orders, Odysses shouted a few words of encouragement to the soldiers. Secretly hoping that the big shieldmen who were at the front would last longer, Odys clenched his palms, and his nails were almost digging into the flesh - they were the strongest warriors he had chosen from the few who had signed up, and now they were responsible for the survival of the entire defensive line.

Gritting his teeth, Odys was distraught by the battle situation, and kept looking at the door of the control room, which had been continuously slammed by the axe and hammer, but had no intention of collapsing: the two people inside were definitely dead. If we don't get in soon, it's only a matter of time before the post is captured.

Although the herald's report had just mentioned that the enemy troops attacking the rear gate had been annihilated and that the situation on the walls was becoming more stable, the commander of the corps only felt that the situation was even worse: it was clear that the enemy had gathered all the forces sent to the walls here to concentrate on the breakthrough. After all, with such a big gap here, the strategic significance of the city wall will definitely immediately change from the main battlefield that must be captured to the side battlefield dominated by harassment.

"Sir!" Just as Odys ordered the replacement of the spearmen again, the squire who had been sent to oversee hurried to the Legion Commander's side and said with a nervous expression, "That door—"

"The door slammed open?" Turning around happily, Odeus looked at the control room, and couldn't help but be stunned: a large area of the door panel had been smashed by a sharp axe, and some of the loopholes exposed the ice inside. The whole door panel was not so much frozen in ice as it was firmly glued to it.

It's a completely opaque wall of ice!, forcing a calm expression, Odys immediately ordered: "Go get the torch and brazier, and find a way to melt it down." After that, close the floodgates as soon as possible, and you don't have to report to me again. ”

"Huh?" After a moment's pause, the attendant asked, puzzled, "Where are you going?"

"Just do what I say, don't ask too much. Too lazy to talk nonsense with him, the corps commander fell into deep thought: it seems that the gate will not be able to be lowered for a while. If you want to win now, unless the Eternal Winter Outpost can defeat the enemy army in advance and send troops to support. If that happens, you can easily break through the siege by flanking from both sides.

But the battle situation over there is also a stalemate, and you can only find a way to create a chance to win...... Anxiously considering tactics, Odysse decided to personally lead a team to leave through the back door. After that, relying on the rough terrain and rocks over there as cover, they quickly circled to the rear of the enemy troops at the Yongdong outpost. As soon as the horn of the battle of the city is sounded, the outpost will immediately send a garrison to accompany the Odyss's frontal charge—unlike the Icemen's crappy gear-driven technology, the Ice Child's winch can raise and release the gates at high speeds. This technical advantage is now clear at a glance.

Clearing his throat and making up his mind, Odys whispered an order to a team leader he trusted beside him: "The command here will be handed over to you, just command it the way I did before." ”

Without further explanation, Odys turned and strode toward the walls. Seeing that the battle situation on the wall was really no longer too tense, he ordered three of the soldiers at the entrance of the more than 20 ladders to take with him. Looking down at the shields, and estimating that the archers deployed on the city walls could no longer form a suppressive force, Oude thoughtfully withdrew all the archers, gathered the team and went straight to the back door.

(Desert Travel PS: From today onwards, there will be double shifts, around 12:15 and 20:15 respectively)